We hate to travel from the east coast to HI. What do you think of staying overnight in San Diego or San Francisco as a plan to ease the burden? Who has done this?

you have a lot of responses on your other thread:

http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...east-coast.cfm

I say take a direct flight from NYC to Hawaii. It is an approx 9 to 9.5 hours direct flight NYC-HNL on United or Hawaiian, and possibly others.

I've done this both ways, many times over the years. I now only break it up if I have something I need to do on the west coast or if I absolutely can't get a direct flight

If you split it up it is about 5-6 hours per leg (NYC-LAX or LAX-HNL), plus you need to reclaim luggage, take a shuttle to a hotel, then do the reverse in the morning, go thru LA's long TSA lines, check in 90-120 minutes before your flight, and get your luggage and a cab in HNL. Exhausting way to start a vacation!

Even if I have to transfer planes on the west coast, it is still easier and cheaper to keep going instead of heading out to a hotel.

you have a lot of responses on your other thread

Nevertheless, San Francisco would be my choice. Stay downtown near lively Union Square.

HTtY

Sorry for the multiple postings. I am just learning the site.

I would not stop over to break up the flight. I wouldn't want to lose one day in Hawaii if that was my final destination and reason for the trip.

If you want to see San Diego or San Francisco I'd do a whole different trip or add considerably more time to this trip.

No, I would not do a stopover. I would continue on all the way to Hawaii.